Bridle or halter attachment



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y BRIDLE OR HALTER ATTACHMENT. No. 437,181. Patented'Sept. 30, 1890.

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CHARLES BORING, OF LAMAR, MISSOURI.

BRIDTLE OR HALTER ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,181, datedSeptember 30, 1890.

Application filed July 12, 1890. $erial No. 358,627. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES DORING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lamar, in the county of Barton and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridle or HalterAttachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bridles or halters; and itconsists in the novel construction and arrangement and combination ofparts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate myinvention, in which- Figure 1- represents a side view of my device. Fig.2 isavertical detailsectionalview, Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectionalview, and Fig. 4 isa perspective view, of the hook.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates a bridleor halter, the cheek-straps a of which support the chinband andnose-band b, which is usually made of a single strap having a buckle c,by which it can be adjusted.

Within the lower or loop portion d of the cheek-straps, on each side ofthe bridle or halter, is arranged a hook e, the vertical plate or body fof which is provided 011 its outer face with a loop g, which iscentrally perforated, as at h, and the rear face thereof is providedwith inwardly-projecting side flanges i, and extension j forms a part ofthis hook, which braces and holds said plate in the desired position onthe cheek-pieces. These hooks are designed to receive the rings of anordinary bridle-bit, and which latter are supported thereby, the loopsof the oheek-pieces preventing the rings from becoming disengagedaccidentally, and at the same time the hook takes all wear off saidloops, the cheekloops being fastened by the sliding loops is.

A pin 1), which is removable, is passed through the perforations in theplate and loop thereof and through a perforation in the band 6, wherebythe hook is held in the desired position on said band. To the noseportion of this band is attached a pair of balls or pads Z, which areprovided with loops m, through which the band passes, and said balls areadjustably secured in place by a set-screw n, operating on aspring-plate 0, which, when the screw is set, forces the plate hardagainst the band, thus holding the balls.

Thus it will be seen that the hooks can be readily adjustedhorizontally, the balls likewise, and the hooks relieve the cheek-strapsof all wear, and should an animal become unmanageable, to prevent himfrom running off, his nostrils can be closed and his wind shut off bysimply drawing the drivingreins taut. In many cases the nose-strap alonewill accomplish this, and the balls can be dispensed with, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

1. The combination, with the nose-band b and cheek-straps a,crown-piece, brow-band, and throat-latch, of a bridle or halter, thehooks provided with the loop, top extension, side flanges, and centrallyperforated to receive the fastening-pin, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the nose-strap Z), cheek-pieces a, the hooks, asset forth, crownpiece, brow-band, and throat-latch, of the balls or padshaving loops to receive the nose-band, a spring in said loop, and theset-screw, all substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES DORING.

Witnesses:

H. T. WELLS, H. H. MOOLUER.

